The city of the blind

Detective Inspector Hines returns home to find himself surrounded by an extraordinary security detail—and six identical copies of the eccentric scientist Schaaf. Someone believes Hines is in imminent danger, but the inspector is more irritated than frightened until Schaaf reveals that his bizarre disguises are part of a desperate effort to outwit an enemy with a brilliant scientific mind.

As rumors of a new weapon spread through New York’s underworld, ordinary police methods may no longer be enough. Hines and Schaaf must unravel a conspiracy built on deception, advanced physics, and ruthless ambition, while the city’s familiar streets become increasingly unsafe. Fast-moving and inventive, this science-fiction mystery combines detective suspense with a chilling vision of technology turned against the public.